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imagedownload.exe

Conduit Ltd.

The file belongs to the Conduit API platform, a utility that bundles and monetizes search toolbars and web browser extensions. The application imagedownload.exe by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Conduit Setup Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dde.storage.dmccint.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address cms.distributionengine.conduit-services.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Conduit Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8643eccbe95ffb21daa4e35e154a0227

SHA-1:
8655d2856c872592a675566aa6cf763a496b6220

SHA-256:
eb07cefbbc26818ae1b8050e4039dd1798f2448bc654febbd8e4d0fad56d522a

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles the Conduit Toolbar and/or Conduit Search Protect.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 6:20:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Wajam
4.0.3.1447

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.6
9.0.1.097

ESET NOD32
Win32/Wajam (variant)
8.9614

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Wajam
4/7/2014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit
v2014.04.07.01

McAfee
Artemis!8643ECCBE95F
5600.7167

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Conduit.A
14.04.07.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit.N
14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0325
7.2.97

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
27878

File size:
665.3 KB (681,264 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Conduit Setup Manager (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\imagedownload.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Conduit Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/3/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/4/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Conduit Ltd., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Conduit Ltd., L=Ness Ziona, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3A82654719D8F75B59134F7B66465210

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 8:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:JEz2/9KDMxNoJrdrA4Jd7vFxt35Fd5nLIOPhmgNFrM6HJYk:JgkcDmNcd0WFD35zl7PhmgNFrM6ek

Entry address:
0x39E3

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9626

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file imagedownload.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://dde.storage.dmccint.com//94/763/ct7632494/50ee8ebd15204753962148c7004eb6ad/Downloads/Prod/DDE1.3.8.8.140217.01/.../ImageDownload.exe

http://50ee8ebd15204753962148c7004eb6ad.download.dmccint.com/Default.ashx?EnvironmentID=1

http://installled.com/.../downloadsp.php

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ude.conduit-data.com  (195.78.120.173:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to offering.service.distributionengine.conduit-services.com  (199.101.114.147:80)

 
http://offering.service.distributionengine.conduit-services.com/DecisionEngine.ashx

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cms.distributionengine.conduit-services.com  (54.243.251.51:80)

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